The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 546

Session Start: Sun Mar 13 15:03:59 2022
Session Ident: #TAW-Session546
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<DeathStar> 3:00 PM
<DeathStar> *The shuttle zooms out, with two life signs on it*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... *Eyes the busted controls*
<XanTop> * Kane tries to remotely connect to the shuttle to get control.
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<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Dammit
<Alicia> <Terra> "Are they trying to escape?"
<DeathStar> <Chii> I don't know
<Seraphna> Angela> **sends her third beta, the stealth unit to fly after it** No I think it’s rigged.
<DeathStar> *Kane begins to get control*
<DeathStar> *Even as it gets further away*
<Seraphna> Angela> Trying to get a visual. There’s at least one Dragoon on there.
<XanTop> <Kane> Life signs on it, we need to stop it safely whether it's enemy or not. I'm getting control but I need to stay close. Can a beta fly me?
<XanTop> <Kane> Montana! Take me after it!
<DeathStar> *Kane gets control as her Beta arrives*
<Seraphna> **Monty picks him up and rockets after it**
<DeathStar> *Cheryl and chii go into Gear form and zoom after it*
<XanTop> <Kane> Wait, got it. *He calls out, trying to slow it down first *
<DeathStar> *Warren and Erevis peer about the manor*
<DeathStar> *Kane would detect the shuttle has extra weight*
<DeathStar> *more than just 2 people*
<DeathStar> *Even as he begins to slow it down*
<Seraphna> **The Third Beta tries to look inside**
<XanTop> <Kane> ....there's something heavy on it. *He tchs and Calls out to Gear Cheryl and Chii* IT MIGHT BE TRAPPED
<Seraphna> **Angela follows the other spot she felt upstairs**
<DeathStar> *there's a bomb, that began aftr the shuttle accident failed - it began it's countdown and it looks like a vaporization type bomb to leave no evidence behind. 5 minutes are left*
<DeathStar> **Angela finds Jenny tied up*
<Seraphna> **Angela unties her and picks her up** Shh, gonna be okay sweetie.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl/Chii shift to try to get the hanger door open*
<XanTop> * Kane has Monty get him close so he can get in to get inside and pull the two hostages out.
<DeathStar> <Chii> If it's trapped, what should we do?
<Seraphna> **The Beta in front steadies the shuttle**
<XanTop> <Kane> Get the people out and send it into space.
<DeathStar> *Kane manages to slide inside - 4 minutes*
<DeathStar> *Lemon and Jaime are tied up*
<XanTop> * Kane quickly tries to untie them and get them back out into Monty's arms.
<DeathStar> *3 minuts*
<Seraphna> **Monty takes them gently**
<DeathStar> *Jenny calms down a bit*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl backs off as Kane gets them*
<Seraphna> **Angela walks with her checking the rest of the place out**
<DeathStar> <Lemon> *hmphhhps. - a thank you?*
<XanTop> * Kane shifts around to hang onto Monty's back and then controls the shuttle to point upward, closing the ramp so nothing falls out.
<DeathStar> <Warren> The place seems clear. *to Angela*
<Seraphna> **Monty thumbs up**
<DeathStar> *2 minutes - Chii flies herself and Cheryl away*
<XanTop> * Kane checks to make sure the trajectory isn't going to hit anything major and then pumps the speed up.
<Seraphna> Angela> Found little Jenny here.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *to Jikuu* Still be alert*
<Seraphna> **Monty starts taking them back**
<XanTop> * Kane then lets out a breath and works to untie Jamie and Lemon.
<DeathStar> *The shuttle zooms off to be vaporized*
<Seraphna> Angela> Monty reports that Jaime and Lemon are safe with Kane.
<DeathStar> *Lemon once freed clings to Kane* They caught us off guard. Their voices - I think... *She hesitates*
<XanTop> <Kane> What is it?
<XanTop> * Kane makes a mental note that they owe Angela an expensive dinner for her beta help.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> One of them was definitely this McCabe and he sounded young, like late 20's maybe. Like a kid playing at war games.
<Seraphna> **Jaime slowly comes too since being tied up shouldn’t have been enough**
<Alicia> <Terra> "Clones?"
<XanTop> <Kane> I wonder how he cheated death. *He considers*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> *taps her ear* No, I been looking into their families. I'll tell you everything
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’m going to melt their faces… those smug bastards…
<XanTop> <Kane> Do they have Adeline?
<DeathStar> *Warren and Erevis watch as Lemon takes a seat as they return and eyes her ruined computer center* <Lemon> ... I'm sure of it. Anyway. I dug up Hodges and he was dead.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> So I began to look into his family and the name McCabe.
<DeathStar> *Erevis is quiet, knowing that name*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **rotates her shoulders, trying to relax, but those that know her knows Jaime has a powerful vengeance streak**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I should go back to Xanatos. *Warps*
<DeathStar> *after nodding to Jaime*
<Alicia> <Terra> "Are you okay?" *to Jaime*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> So, Hodges had a family
<DeathStar> <Lemon> And they were in disgrace after you know, being a crazy President that was part of V.I
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’ve been way better. But with Adeline in danger and this defeat… it’s hard to keep calm.
<Alicia> <Terra> "I know the feeling all too well..."
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I studied each family member and the son made something of himself and had a daughter - that is around 30ish now. And looking at her record, she seems to be really into President Hodges.
<XanTop> <Kane> Clear minds will lead to the best outcomes Jaime. I understand how you feel, breath in through the nose. Out through the mouth.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I'm pegging her to be the Hodges.
<Seraphna> **Jaime blinks and then narrows her eyes** That anguish… what happened Terra?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> As for McCabe, his name came up once in our familes.
<DeathStar> *files
<XanTop> <Kane> Another family member?
<Alicia> <Terra> "A lot... but it's all in the past."
<Alicia> <Terra> "I'll tell you all about it later."
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Tyler McCabe
<DeathStar> <Lemon> The man who tricked Xanatos into getting rid of Erevis.
<XanTop> <Kane> Hmm. The Hospital Incident.
<Seraphna> **Jaime breathes** Oh this man is not long for this world.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Apparently after that the McCabe family fell on hard times. I'm not pointing fingers at a powerful figure might have had anything to do with it.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> But I believe the grandkid might be doing this to just ... I have no idea why.
<XanTop> <Kane> it may simply be revenge?
<DeathStar> *Warren is quiet at the powerful figure fucking with the McCabe family*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Anyway, I have a list of their bases. Thena gave it to me. We need to set out now.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Why would they take innocent people who weren’t even around or just kids back then?
<DeathStar> *Lemon grabs a coat and moves for the shuttle*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Hrn.
<Seraphna> **Jaime roses, her dress turning into a tactical suit**
<XanTop> <Kane> Yes, it doesn't quite add up. We'll think as we go. *He moves quickly after Lemon *
<DeathStar> *Warren nods to Kane* Grab any supplies
<DeathStar> <WArren> It looks like we're going hunting
<Seraphna> *rises, or roses, the clothes are mud and plants**
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<XanTop> * Kane is reminded and nods to restock on ammo and gadgets.
<Seraphna> Angela> Time to save the rest of the kids… ummm… what do we do with Jenny?
<DeathStar> Location: Mega City Mid-Town
<DeathStar> *John quietly eyes a jammer on a radio tower surrounded by turrets*
<DeathStar> <John> ... Cass?
<DeathStar> <John> Blow it all up
<DeathStar> *He positions the shuttle for her*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Finally..." *grabs the railgun and starts readying it*
<DeathStar> *The rail gun slowly powers up - boop boop booop boop beep*
<DeathStar> *John eyes the shuttle for anything aiming at them - nothing. It seems they are loosing enemies to throw at them*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *takes aim while it charges up, makign sure the jammer gets taken out by the impact shock*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Sky clear?"
<DeathStar> <John> Clear and we have a hole in the jammer net.
<DeathStar> <John> We can do transmissions in a certain area now
<DeathStar> *John thumbs up*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Brace yourself." *fires*
<DeathStar> <John> Well we will
<Alicia> * Lunar Girl braces
<DeathStar> *John seems busy eyeing his map of the net when she does fire and jerks*
<DeathStar> *The radio tower, the turrets, and the jammer all vanishes from the power of the rail gun*
<DeathStar> *The shuttle jerking backwards*
<DeathStar> *John shakes himself off, then circles the area of the jammers had* Okay, testing if I'm right. ugh... *holding his side* .... *comms someone* ... we indeed to have a hole now
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Is that all of them?"
<DeathStar> <John> No, there's still some in the outer areas jamming the outer part of the city. But all the jammers clustered in the middle of the city
<DeathStar> <John> That's down
<DeathStar> <John> What I don't get is why they had so many here
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *hits the button to close the ramp* "You alright, John?"
<DeathStar> <John> I'm good. ... *He taps his chin* Cass - Chris, I think they really didn't want people to talk in the middle of the city
<DeathStar> *e turns to Lunar as well* I thyink we should investigate this place
<Alicia> <Lunar Girl> "Right!" *nods in agreement*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Can you map the exact center of the densest jammer cluster?"
<DeathStar> <John> Sure give me time using Kane's stuff
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Mega City - Middleish Area
<DeathStar> *Taiga creeps along quietly with Ren walking with her head down. Erevis has rejoined and told them what happened to Lemon*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Oh hey, jamming is gone
<XanTop> <Xan> I'll give them credit, they have a lot of things happening all at once. The jamming really fucked with us too.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... but to what end?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So Adeline got snatched right under Jaime.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Venerator said something about them only having one shot to do whatever they wanted - whatever that is
<DeathStar> *Taiga stops* Here we are. This is the place.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "And they need Adeline and Charlotte for that?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The top secret V.I base.
<XanTop> * Xan pauses to glance around for any attackers *
<DeathStar> *she stans before the sub-way station
<Seraphna> **Si looking the wrong way** A Starbucks?
<DeathStar> *then walks down* Chad should meet with us
<DeathStar> *Ren turns her head around*
<Seraphna> Si> Oh! That way. **heads down**
<XanTop> <Xan> Hm. * He pulls out his pistol and moves after Taiga.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I do not like dark, tight corridors.
<DeathStar> *The sub-way station seems empty of people due to the nuke scare*
<Seraphna> Si> Oh! That way. **heads down**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... a mistak on their part. My power is greater down below."
* ChadWinters` is kneeling there when they enter, looking around a bit as he waits.
<DeathStar> *as they walk out. Taiga looks around, eyeing the tracks*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Somewhere down here is the base
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I think I recall mom seeing strange military agents coming down here once
<Seraphna> Si> And hopefully no ghost trains.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I feel like this was chosen for a reason."
<XanTop> <Xan> There's old man Winter.
* ChadWinters` stands up as he looks to the others. 1"You sure this is the one?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ahhh... that may have been why they wanted that ghost train we found."
<Seraphna> Si> Hey Old Man Winter!
<Seraphna> Thena> **fixes her glasses**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *eyes the VI tracker*
<DeathStar> *Warren on comms* Do you read? The jamming is down. We heading for the main city and will be arriving soon
<DeathStar> *Noire would see it pointing down the tracks, further in*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Down there."
<XanTop> *Xan takes a moment to re-activate his eye tech*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> IT looks like back up will be arriving soon
<Seraphna> Thena> How is your eye, Grandpa?
<XanTop> <Xan> Seems okay. I guess we'll have an immediate alert if another jammer kicks up.
<DeathStar> *Taiga walks onto the tracks, being careful*
<DeathStar> *Ren following her*
* ChadWinters` walks with the group, Ebony in his hand.
<Seraphna> **Si walks with her**
<Alicia> * Jikuu heads down, cautiously
<Seraphna> **Kaekan flits along shadows**
<XanTop> * Xan gets back to scanning as they move, looking for any sort of traps as they move.
<DeathStar> *walking along, it feels like nothing but miles of train tracks*
* ChadWinters` has an Idlet float ahead of the group, scanning as they go.
<DeathStar> <Ren> We're not going to be hit by a train are we?
<Seraphna> **Thena chibis and rides in Noire’s cleavage**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I don't think anyone is going anywhere right now
<ChadWinters`> Ontop of that, we'll know if it's coming.
<XanTop> <Xan> ....you said something about a ghost train?
<DeathStar> *Erevis looks about, holding a hand up to provide light. Noire's V.I tracker keeps leading them forward, then soon leads them backwards*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Huh?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Yes, but we intervened and stopped their little thievery." *walks back and looks down* "Under here, I think."
<XanTop> <Xan> Entrance around here. *He starts to look around for anything out of the ordinary *
* ChadWinters` looks at Taiga make an about face then eyes the ceiling and then the ground, looking for anything that seem's out of the ordinary as his Idlet scans for power sources leading to a switch
<Alicia> * Jikuu looks above and below.
<DeathStar> *there doesn't seem to be anything in this general area.*
<XanTop> <Xan> Did we miss it?
<DeathStar> <Ren> If it's under us, maybe that means there's tunnels far under us?
<ChadWinters`> Most likely.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... I will warp down slowly and check, then come back
<DeathStar> *Erevis vanishes*
<Seraphna> **Thena pops onto Lumi and muses**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... yes, exactly."
<ChadWinters`> Kaelan should be able to find it more safely. 6He stops as Erevis vanishes
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Well, that is the quickest way down."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> True though I could just find the next shadow below us.
<DeathStar> *Erevis soon returns and states how far down it is*
<XanTop> <Xan> There's got to be a ladder or elevator down.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Why?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Hm. On old sub-way tunnels?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Kaelan, foxhole."
<ChadWinters`> Something. 6He eyes the way they came for a moment.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> There must be a path we missed
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **opens a foxhole**
<DeathStar> *Taiga steps in and Ren follows*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves through the foxhole*
* ChadWinters` allows the cannon fodder to go in first before moving in
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "There is a simple way down."
<Seraphna> **Thena and Si hop in**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *pushes XAnatos in*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Did you live?
<XanTop> * Xan scratches his head with his gun and then UMPS
<Alicia> * Jikuu uses the foxhole, just to save her own strength
<Seraphna> **Kaelan slips in after them**
<XanTop> * Xan if he could would reach out and pull Erevis in.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *urks*
<DeathStar> *They arrive at the bottom level with the older tunnels no longer in use, full of spider-webs, rusted tracks, and even darker tunnels*
* ChadWinters` looks around as his Idlet lights up, looking to see if he see's any broken spider-webs or fresh tracks
<Jackieness> <Noire> *checks the VI track again*
<DeathStar> *however, recently added lights have been added before a steel door to keep out foxholes, hyperspace, and other mystical beings*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> See again. A time the mud girl would have been useful.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We have found the base.
<DeathStar> *the door seems to be on the wall beside the tracks*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I guess we will have just force our way in.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We might be able to shadow step in. They weren’t prepped for Dark Ones at the last base.
<ChadWinters`> Then just warp her here. 6He moves to eye the steel door, seeing how it might be locked
<XanTop> <Xan> Chad could try to hack the door controls.
<DeathStar> *there indeed seems to be door controls with a high tech key pad. But we will come back to our heroes as they work on getting in*
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Mega City - InBound
<DeathStar> *Warren eyes the controls, frowning*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Their base is in the sub-way
<DeathStar> *he flies over the city when the shuttle alarms go off and an engine explodes*
<XanTop> <Kane> Sabotage? * He quickly moves forward to attempt to reroute power.
<Alicia> <Terra> "Damage report?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Someone shot it I Think
<DeathStar> *another alarm goes off - targetting*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Hold on
<DeathStar> *The shuttle seems to explode*
<DeathStar> *and they go down*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Grab onto me
<DeathStar> *she grabs Angela and goes mech as she leaps out*
<Seraphna> **Angela does so**
<DeathStar> *Chii hangs onto them*
<XanTop> * Kane grabs Warren and Lemon if she came and does so
<Seraphna> **Jaime grabs them and teleports them to the ground**
<DeathStar> *Lemon clings to Kane as he pulls them to Cheryl*
<Alicia> * Terra grabs onto Cheryl
<DeathStar> *Warren hurks as he's resued*
<XanTop> * Kane tries to scan as mech mode is happening to try and spot an attacker
<DeathStar> *The shuttle smashes into the ground and standing on a roofstop is a mini mech, flying around trying to get them. As Cheryl sets them down, he aims at Cheryl and fires his super shots*
<DeathStar> *making her block with her arms*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> That is not good.
<Seraphna> **Jaime’s eyes unfocus and fires a hyperspace blast at it as it fires**
<Alicia> <Terra> "Mechs are a bit much for me."
<DeathStar> *Jaime damages the mech and spins it*
<Seraphna> **Angela aims the mech canon and fires**
<XanTop> <Kane> Most of these situations are beyond me.
<DeathStar> *Angela blows it up with the Cheryl/Angela Gear*
<XanTop> * Kane checks their location to see how far away they are, looking to steal a car if they're really far from it still.
<DeathStar> *Kane would see they're thankfully near a sub-way, just not near the one they wanted.*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Hm, I wonder if we could use this one to get to the one we wanted?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Do you have a visual on where we need to be?
<XanTop> <Kane> Hm. I'll check the station map.
<DeathStar> *Warren shows the location of the V.I base is suppose to be*
<Seraphna> **Jaime holds a hand out for them**
<DeathStar> <Lemon> .... I got a bad feeling about this. But okay. *She takes the hand as does Chii and Cheryl*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Vengance Express. That’s not a far jump.
<Alicia> * Terra looks over the map, then takes the hand
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Jaime
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I got a serious question
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yes?
<XanTop> * Kane watches Lemon.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> The way you been acting - are you dating and/or fucking our daughter?
<DeathStar> *She grips her hand in a vice grip*
<Seraphna> Jaime> We’ve started seeing each other, after work meals and the sort.
<DeathStar> *Lemon heh's, eyeing* ... Alright. Take us in.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Regardless she’s my best friend.
<Seraphna> **Jaime teleports them**
<DeathStar> -TBC-
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Session Close: Sun Mar 13 22:34:30 2022